Bill fold, cardcase, and the like



July 18, 1933.

B. ROLFS BILL FOLD, CARDCASE, AND THE LIKE Filed Feb. 15, 1932 l MUN]! /0 vll i IN VE NTOR.

ATTORNE Y.

- closed invention may be made as come within manual inampulationin pro ecting the con- Patented July 18,

' A 'rUsRoLFs, or wnsr nnn'n, Wisconsin 1 BILL nor-in, CARDGASE, AND Tnnitiim,

l j Application filed February 15,1932. Serial 5923717.

This invention pertains generally to billfolds, card cases, and simllar art1cles,where1n in it is desired to conveniently remove objects 7 from the case. 7

to provide articles of the with manually operable The invention has primarily for its object foregoing character means for 7 partially projecting articles from a pocket to. facilitate selection and removal of the same.

Incidental to the foreg object resides in the provision of a case formed of soft, flexible material,

the like, having a relatively stifi container slidably mounted therein, and provlded w th rigid means pro ect ng througha slot in the case, whereby thecontainer may be readily v e ob ects contained projected to expose th therein.

A more detailed object is to provide a structure of the foregoing character, .in which the container is formed of Celluloid, or similar material, and provided with a button rigidly secured thereto and projecting through a'slot in the case to render the same readily accessible for projecting the container.

A still further object resides in forming a slidable container of relatively stifi' material folded back upon itself minating short of the other so asto rendera with one flap terobjects retained therein readily accessible,

and with the'button or projectionjrigidly secured to the short flap.

\Vith the above and other ob ects; in view,

7, which will appear as the description proceeds,

the invention resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement ofparts, substantially as hereinafter described and moreparticularly defined by the appended claim, it being understood that such changes in the precise embodiment of the herein disthe scope of the claim.

In the accompanying according to the best mode so far devised for the practical applicatio thereof; v In the drawing: s Figure l is a perspecti n of the principles ve view" of a convenoing, a more specific 7' 7 1n connection with a conventional structure such as leather and the container being-shown in projected" posi-i ption p e ,v V v Figure-2 is simila await the el -i tainer. retracted.

Figure 3 is a front elevation of the'con tainer, and 1 .7 1 V Figure lis a sideelevation of the same. While the present invention is illustrated of billfo ld, itis to beunderstood that the same is equally applicable to other devices, 7

such as card cases, passbooks, ci 'arettec ases,

' and the like, wherein the case'is to be made of a soft, pliable material, such as leather or similar material;

In the illustration contained in the drawing,'the numeral l designates abillfold pro-' vided with one or more pockets 2 on its inner side for reception of cards, passes, and 'simi lar flat objects. Inasmuch :as considerable annoyance is encountered in selecting ob-1.

jects from the usual pocket, the vpresent in vention provides a container 3, preferably formed of relatively stiff material, such as celluloidor other composition, the same being slidably contained within the pocket 2;

As best shown in Figures 3 and 4:, the con-' jtainer 3 is folded back uponfitself, with. its

front flap t terminating short of the rear;

flap 5, thus rendering cards placed within the container readily'accessible when the container is projected from the pocket 2'.

To facilitate projectionof the container from'the pocket, the same has secured to'its frontflap 4; a'button 6, the stem 7 .of which projects through a longitudinal slot 8 formedjin the inner wall 9 of the pocket. The head of the button is positioned outside of the slot, where it is readily accessible for tainerf p p In the present instance, where the but ton is constructed of metal, the same'is prefsmall strip 10 of leather, or, similar material,

of the container. Howevenit is to be un- 95 erably riveted," or otherwise secured, to a,"

Y which in turn is stitched to the front flap a h i I flap towards the front of theisame. @111 order.

be utilized Without in any way departing from the invention, which merely requires that some form of projection be rigidly carried by the container, and. whether this is formed integrally With the container orse cured thereto, will in no way afi'ect'theprin- @iple th ihveht oh- In operation, cards, or the like,are placed between the folds of the container, which is positioned within the pocket with its short to retract or project the container in the 7 pocket, the same is readily accomplished byd for net.

otherobjects from" a pocket, but which also serves to' good condition.

I claim The combination with a billfold, a card protect and maintain the objects in case,or similar article, constructedfof soft,

pliable material, and including a [pocket provided with a slot inone of its side walls, a container slidably mounted in said pocket and formed from a strip of relatively stiff material folded upon itself with one flap terminating short of the other, a flexible patch stitched to the. outer face of the short flap, and a metal button coinprisingarestricted "shank secured to said-flexible patch and projecting through said slot, and a head carr'i'e d by the outer'end of said shank and proiehtieg beyond t e si es f aid sl BALTUS' RoLFs." 

